Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-17

tenant COlonelS Michael Sheridan, Sand
ford c. kellogg and Stanhope E. Blunt, o.
General Sheridan's personal staff. In the
parade staff there were thirty-three officers
The first division was composed Of two
brigades, one from the United States army
ann the other from the navy. Brevet
BriQadier General Richard II. Jackson, .oi
the United States army, commanded the
army brigade and Rear Admiral Luce the
naval brigade There were seven batter.
les Of artillery and two troops of cavalry in
the army brigade. In the naval brigade
were detachments from the flagship Rich
mond, the Ossipee, Galena, Yantic, Dol
phin and Atlanta, and marine battalion
under Lieutenant Colonel James FOrney.
The second division consisted of Della.
ware troops and Governor Blggs and staff.
1t had the First Regiment Infantry and
Troop B, of Delaware.
- The Third division was composed Of the
famous Pennsylvania Division of National
Guards, led by Governor Beaver and staff,
followed By General Hartrant and staff,
The First Brigade, under General Snowden
and staff marched in the following order:
Second Regiment, Colonel Dechert; Sixth,
Colonel Schall; Third, Colonel Bonnaffon;
First, Colonel Bowman; Fencibles, Major
Chew; Gray Invincible, Captain Hailstock;
Battery A, Captain Stafford; City Troop,
Captain Grubb. The Third Brigade fol-
lowed under General Goblin and staff. The
Twelfth Regiment had the right of line,
followed in order by the Thirteenth, Ninth,
Eighth and Fourteenth Regiments and
Battery C. The Second Brigade was COM
manded by General Wylie and staff, fol-
lowed by tine Tenth, Fifteenth and Eigh.
teenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and Fifth
Regiments, Battery B and the Sheridan
Troop, The rear of the division was
brought up by the provisional brigade OF
cadets under Lieutenant Colonel BOsby-
shell; Girard College Cadets, under Colo
mel Ward; Soldiers Orphans Institute
Cadets, under Major Spicer, and Second
Regiment Cadets, under Captain Hartung
The fourth division comprised the new
jersey troops, under Governor Green and
staff and Major General Plumer and
staff. II consisted of the Second Brigade,
under General Sewell and staff, and COM
prised the Third, Fourth, Sixth and Sew
enth Regiments, Gatling Gun Company 3
and Seacoast Artillery Company A.
In the fifth division were the Georgia
troops, under Governor Gordon and staff
Sixth division, Connecticut troops, un-
der Major Kinney, comprised the guard to
Governor Lounsbury and staff.
Seventh division, Massachusetts, troops.
First Regiment under Colonel Wellington
aud First Corps Boston Cadets, Governors
body guard, under Lieutenant Colonel
Edmunds.
The eighth division comprised the Mary
land troops under Governor Lloyd and
staff and Brigadier General Brown and
staff There were in line the First and
Fifth Regiments, Baltimore Light Infant
ry, Third Battalion, Baltimore Rifles and
Monumental City Guards.
The ninth division contained the South
Carolina troops. 1t was headed by Gov
ernor Richardson and staff and consisted
of the Governors Guard, under Captain
Jones, and the Butler Guards, under Cap
tain Boyd.
The tenth division consisted ef the Vir-
ginia troops Governor Lee and staff
headed the line. Colonel WertenbUker
and staff commanded the troops. The
troops comprised the Walker Light Guards,
Winchester hight Infantry, Alexandria
Light Infantry and Old Dominion Light
Infantry.
The eleventh division was under Briga-
dier General Fitzgerald and staff and was
the pick Of the famous New York National
Guard. The Twenty-second Regiment
occupied the right of the line, followed by
the Provisional Regiment, second separate
company from Auburn, Eighth, Nine
teenth, Twentieth, Twepty-sixth, Thir-
tieth, Thirty-second, Thirty fifth, Thirty
ninth, Forty-frst, Twelfth sud Twenty
third Regiments and Albany jackson
corps.
Twelfth division, Governor Scales and
staff, of North Carolina, escorted by the
Fayetteville Light Infantry.
Thirteenth division, First Light In
fantry of Rhode Island, under Colonel
Thornton.
Fourteenth division, Governor Foraker,
of Ohio, escorted by the Fourteenth Ohio
Regiment, under Colonel freeman
Fifteenth division, Maine troops, under
General Beale and staff. 1t included a
provisional regiment and four companies
each from the First and Second Regiments.
Sixteenth division, Governor Larrabee
and stan, of Iowa, escorted by the Cover
nor's Grays, under Captain Thrift
Seventeenth division, Richie Guards and
Auburn Guards, of West Virginia.
Eighteenth division, District of Colum,
bia troops, consisting of the Washington
Light Infantry, Union Veteran Corps, Com
pany A Second Battalion; CorcoraR Cadets,
Capital Citv Guards, Sixth Battalion and
Columbia Rifles.
The second grand division was composed
of Grand Army posts. There were about
Is, 600 veteran in line under Department
Commander Harper, of Pennsylvania.
Company X OF the Fifteenth Pennsylva-
MIA regiment carried tattered battle flag
at their head aGG received a perfect ova-
tion. The flag itself was simply g mass OF
huttering rags, as were also two flags car
ried by the Duquesne Greys, of the
Eighteenth Regiment of PittSburg, who
received considerable attention by reason
of their marching.
When Gov. Foraker appeared at the
head If the Fourteenth Ohio regiment he
was obliged to keep his head uncovered tor
long time in order to acknowledge the
yociterous cheers of his friends, who seemed
to be numerous. The Fourteenth carried
witn them the battle, SCARED flags which
were left them "a .sGacy by the late re-
bellion. Gov. Larribee and his stan, at the
head of the Governors foot guards, Of Iowa,
bowed to the President and also to Mrs.
Cleveland as he rsde by.
Shortly after the New York troops had
passed, Mrs. Cleveland, Private Secretary
Lamont and vile, Ar. Grexel and Others,
who were with Mrs. Cleveland on tine I.a-
fayette Hotel balcony retired, and were
driven TO the Bellevue Hotel, where they
took luncheon with Mr.. and Mrs. George
y. Childs, the invitation to luncheon a,
that hOhr ba5ipS been accepted earlier in
the day.
THREE GRAND RECEPTIONS.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon there will be
a reception to the distinguished guests by
the Glover Club at the Bellevue. The
banquet room is beautifully decorated, and
the reception Il eSpecis6 TO surpass any
ever held by the club. President SteEes
land will he present. as will the Cabinet,